iRubric: Friendly Letter to a Character in Greek Mythology rubric

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Friendly Letter to a Character in Greek Mythology Create Your Own Myth At the culmination of a unit on myths, students write a friendly letter to their favorite character Rubric Code: G93CAB By rowens7 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Friendly Letter to a Character
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Focus/Ideas	Poor No evidence of any particular idea. It is unclear if the student is aware of the particular character.	Fair Idea gets off topic and is sometimes unclear. Student does not demonstrate knowledge of the character's story.	Good Focused ideas. Student does not demonstrate knowledge of the character's story.	Excellent Clear, focused ideas. Letter contains knowledge of the character's story and traits.
Organization	Poor No organizational pattern evident; hard to follow May be missing parts of the friendly letter	Fair Organizational pattern attempted but not clear May be missing parts of the friendly letter	Good Organized in a mostly logical pattern All five parts of the friendly letter are present	Excellent Organized in a logical pattern All five parts of the friendly letter are present
Voice	Poor Flat writing with no personality	Fair Mostly impersonal voice	Good Mostly original voice; generally matches the purpose and audience	Excellent Lively, original voice. Language and style are friendly and informal and match the purpose and audience.
Word Choice	Poor Poor word choice; words vague and dull; no use of language that creates imagery	Fair Few or no strong verbs; few or no descriptive words; limited use of adjectives or language that creates imagery	Good Uses some strong verbs and descriptive words; some lively adjectives; some language that creates imagery	Excellent Uses strong verbs and a variety of descriptive words; lively adjectives; language that creates imagery
Sentences	Poor Mostly incomplete sentences; no variety of sentence patterns; mostly incorrect end punctuation	Fair Many incomplete sentences; little variety of sentences patterns; some appropriate punctuation	Good Mostly complete sentences; some variety in sentences patterns; mostly appropriate end punctuation	Excellent Complete sentences throughout; a variety of sentences patterns; appropriate end punctuation
Conventions	Poor Serious errors make the writing confusing and hard to read	Fair The narrative has several errors in punctuation, spelling, or grammar	Good The narrative has a few minor errors in punctuation, spelling, or grammar	Excellent Grammar and punctuation are correct, and the writing is free of spelling errors